nethermostadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈnɛðəməʊst/, U.S.

/ˈnɛðərˌmoʊst/

Forms: see nether adj. and -most suffix; also late Middle English nethernmost (in a late copy), late Middle English nemermest (transmission error).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nether adj., -most suffix.

Etymology: < nether adj. + -most suffix. Compare earlier nethemest adj. and slightly earlier netherest adj. Compare also nethermore adj., n., and adv.

Lowest, undermost; furthest or deepest down. Also as n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > low position > [adjective] > lowest

nethemesteOE

nethereOE

netherestc1350

lowerc1384

nethermosta1387

lowest1538

lowermost1547

lowmost1548

undermost1555

downmostc1600

bottommost1694

downermost1831

nadiral1891

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) ii. 181 Þe ouermeste of þe neþer kynde touche þe neþermeste [L. infimum; ?a1475 anon. tr. the laweste place] of þe ouer kynde.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 357 (MED) Þis elementz..Four er þai..Þe neþermast es watur and erth.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 9248 Þat was þe nethermast step.

a1509 (?1468) Acct. Marriage Margaret of York in Archaeologia (1846) 31 334 (MED) The nethernmost part of the said candelstikes.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms lxxxvi. 13 Thou hast delyuered my soule from y^e nethermost hell.

c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy 3084 Hir corse comly..As nobly to þe nethur-most as nature cold shape.

1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball 340 The first and neathermost leaves are like the litle leaves of Plantayne.

1616 in J. Stuart Extracts Council Reg. Aberdeen (1848) II. 338 The said Thomas..sall voult ouer the nethermest voultis the hight of the tolbuith fluir.

1635 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Donzella Desterrada 216 The fairest of them..were on the nether-most of the staires.

1669 J. Worlidge Systema Agriculturæ ix. 174 You may take the most remote Box..and place it the neathermost.

1715 N. Dubois & G. Leoni tr. A. Palladio Architecture I. xi. 17 The middle of the upmost wall ought to be perpendicular with the middle of the nethermost.

1772 J. Macgowan Dial. Devils I. 302 Yea, so tremendous was their amazement, that to escape the avenging hand of risen Immanuel, they retreated even to the nethermost depths of hell.

1814 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Vision I. xxiv. 37 Toward the mouth Inclining of the nethermost abyss.

1866 J. H. Newman Dream of Gerontius i. 8 From the nethermost fire..Thy servant deliver.

1891 T. Hardy Tess of the D'Urbervilles I. xiv. 183 She thought of the child consigned to the nethermost corner of hell, as its double doom for lack of baptism and lack of legitimacy; saw the arch-fiend tossing it with his three-pronged fork.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. vii. [Aeolus] 117 The nethermost deck of the first machine jogged forward its flyboard with sllt the first batch of quirefolded papers.

1945 Sun (Baltimore) 30 Aug. 7–0/5 It's the job of these six men to go down to the nethermost portion of this ship in ‘Shaft Alley’, where the big propeller shafts whirl.

1988 ‘C. J. Cherryh’ Cyteen 153 Corain..made up the nethermost recesses of his mind that he had to find out what the going rate was on real coffee.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	nethermost
释义	nethermostadj.n. Brit. /ˈnɛðəməʊst/, U.S. /ˈnɛðərˌmoʊst/ Forms: see nether adj. and -most suffix; also late Middle English nethernmost (in a late copy), late Middle English nemermest (transmission error). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nether adj., -most suffix. Etymology: < nether adj. + -most suffix. Compare earlier nethemest adj. and slightly earlier netherest adj. Compare also nethermore adj., n., and adv. Lowest, undermost; furthest or deepest down. Also as n. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > low position > [adjective] > lowest nethemesteOE nethereOE netherestc1350 lowerc1384 nethermosta1387 lowest1538 lowermost1547 lowmost1548 undermost1555 downmostc1600 bottommost1694 downermost1831 nadiral1891 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) ii. 181 Þe ouermeste of þe neþer kynde touche þe neþermeste [L. infimum; ?a1475 anon. tr. the laweste place] of þe ouer kynde. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 357 (MED) Þis elementz..Four er þai..Þe neþermast es watur and erth. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 9248 Þat was þe nethermast step. a1509 (?1468) Acct. Marriage Margaret of York in Archaeologia (1846) 31 334 (MED) The nethernmost part of the said candelstikes. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms lxxxvi. 13 Thou hast delyuered my soule from y^e nethermost hell. c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy 3084 Hir corse comly..As nobly to þe nethur-most as nature cold shape. 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball 340 The first and neathermost leaves are like the litle leaves of Plantayne. 1616 in J. Stuart Extracts Council Reg. Aberdeen (1848) II. 338 The said Thomas..sall voult ouer the nethermest voultis the hight of the tolbuith fluir. 1635 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Donzella Desterrada 216 The fairest of them..were on the nether-most of the staires. 1669 J. Worlidge Systema Agriculturæ ix. 174 You may take the most remote Box..and place it the neathermost. 1715 N. Dubois & G. Leoni tr. A. Palladio Architecture I. xi. 17 The middle of the upmost wall ought to be perpendicular with the middle of the nethermost. 1772 J. Macgowan Dial. Devils I. 302 Yea, so tremendous was their amazement, that to escape the avenging hand of risen Immanuel, they retreated even to the nethermost depths of hell. 1814 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Vision I. xxiv. 37 Toward the mouth Inclining of the nethermost abyss. 1866 J. H. Newman Dream of Gerontius i. 8 From the nethermost fire..Thy servant deliver. 1891 T. Hardy Tess of the D'Urbervilles I. xiv. 183 She thought of the child consigned to the nethermost corner of hell, as its double doom for lack of baptism and lack of legitimacy; saw the arch-fiend tossing it with his three-pronged fork. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. vii. [Aeolus] 117 The nethermost deck of the first machine jogged forward its flyboard with sllt the first batch of quirefolded papers. 1945 Sun (Baltimore) 30 Aug. 7–0/5 It's the job of these six men to go down to the nethermost portion of this ship in ‘Shaft Alley’, where the big propeller shafts whirl. 1988 ‘C. J. Cherryh’ Cyteen 153 Corain..made up the nethermost recesses of his mind that he had to find out what the going rate was on real coffee. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.a1387
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